These notices are a courtesy to Atlantic tuna fishery interests to keep you informed about the fishery. Official notice of federal fishery actions is made through a filing with the Office of the Federal Register.
These reports should not be considered useful for real-time catch monitoring purposes. It only includes landings reported to NOAA Fisheries to date. The numbers are considered preliminary and are subject to change. Catch statistics from previous months are available below or by contacting Brad McHale at (978) 281-9260.
Quota category |
Landings - No. of Fish |
Landings - Weight (mt) |
2020 BaseQuota (mt) |
2020 Adjusted Quota2 (mt) |
% BaseQuota Taken |
% Adjusted Quota Taken |
|
General |
4503 |
855.3 |
555.7 |
846.5 |
153.9 |
101.0 |
|
Harpoon |
547 |
78.9 |
46.0 |
76 |
171.5 |
103.8 |
|
Longline (incl NED) |
258 |
50.7 |
188.6 |
188.6 |
26.9 |
26.9 |
|
NED |
0 |
0.0 |
25.0 |
25.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
|
Atlantic (non-NED) |
248 |
47.6 |
106.3 |
106.3 |
44.9 |
44.9 |
|
Gulf |
10 |
3.1 |
57.3 |
57.3 |
5.4 |
5.4 |
|
Trap |
2 |
0.5 |
1.2 |
1.2 |
41.7 |
41.7 |
|
Purse Seine |
0 |
0 |
219.5 |
55.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
|
Angling |
9,829 |
202.9 |
232.4 |
232.4 |
87.3 |
87.3 |
|
School |
7710 |
81.2 |
127.3 |
127.3 |
63.8 |
63.8 |
|
Lg sch/Sm med |
1,960 |
112.3 |
99.8 |
99.8 |
112.5 |
112.5 |
|
Trophy |
35 |
8.8 |
5.3 |
5.3 |
166.0 |
166.0 |
|
Reserve |
1 |
0.2 |
29.5 |
0.5 |
0.7 |
40.0 |
|
Total (landings only) |
15,139 |
1188.5 |
1,272.9 |
1,400.2 |
93.4 |
84.9 |
|
Total (landings + dead discards)1 |
1193.8 |
1,272.9 |
1,400.2 |
93.8 |
85.3 |
|
1 The draft 2020 estimate of dead discards for the pelagic longline fishery is 5.3 mt.
2 The “Adjusted Quota” column gives the adjusted quota as of December 31, 2020. Category quotas were adjusted during the year as shown below.
EFFECTIVE DATE |
ADDED (MT) |
TO |
SUBTRACTED (MT) |
FROM |
PUBLICATION DATE |
FR CITATION |
ACTION |
|
01/01/2020 |
19.5 |
General January time period |
19.5 |
General December time period |
01/02/2020 |
85 FR 17 |
Inseason Transfer |
|
02/05/2020 |
164.5 |
Reserve |
164.5 |
Purse Seine |
02/06/2020 |
85 FR 6828 |
Annual Adjustment |
|
51.0 |
General |
51.0 |
Reserve |
Inseason Transfer |
|||
|
07/13/2020 |
30.0 |
Harpoon |
30.0 |
Reserve |
07/16/2020 |
85 FR 43148 |
Inseason Transfer |
|
09/17/2020 |
111.6 |
General |
111.6 |
Reserve |
09/22/2020 |
85 FR 59445 |
Inseason Transfer |
|
10/01/2020 |
127.3 |
Reserve |
NA |
NA |
10/01/2020 |
85 FR 61972 |
2019 Underharvest Carryover |
|
10/09/2020 |
40.0 |
General |
40.0 |
Reserve |
10/13/2020 |
85 FR 64411 |
Inseason Transfer |
|
10/26/2020 |
68.7 |
General |
68.7 |
Reserve |
10/30/2020 |
85 FR 68798 |
Inseason Transfer |
|
12/01/2020 |
19.5 |
General |
19.5 |
Reserve |
11/27/2020 |
85 FR 75918 |
Inseason Transfer |
Quota Category |
Current Year 2020 |
Previous Year 2019 |
|||||
Count of Fish |
Avg. Weight (lb) |
Gross Weight (mt) |
Adjusted Quota |
Count of Fish |
Avg. Weight (lb) |
Gross Weight (mt) |
|
|
General |
4,502 |
417.4 |
852.3 |
846.5 |
4,703 |
381.3 |
814.5 |
|
Handline |
61 |
355.9 |
9.9 |
|
0 |
- |
- |
|
Harpoon |
43 |
355.8 |
6.5 |
|
125 |
279.8 |
15.9 |
|
Rod and Reel |
4,398 |
419.0 |
835.9 |
|
4,578 |
384.6 |
798.6 |
|
Harpoon |
546 | 316.6 | 78.5 |
76.0 |
737 | 306.2 | 102.4 |
|
Longline (incl NED) |
256 |
433.4 |
50.4 |
188.6 |
445 |
428.3 |
86.3 |
|
Trap |
2 |
589.4 |
0.5 |
1.2 |
1 |
591.3 |
0.3 |
|
Purse Seine |
|
|
55.0 |
|
|||
|
Reserve |
|
20.0 |
|
||||
|
Total (landings only) |
5,306 |
407.8 |
981.7 |
1,167.8 |
5,886 |
375.9 |
1,003.5 |
Quota Category |
Current Year 2020 |
Previous Year 2019 |
|||||
Count of Fish |
Avg. Weight (lb) |
Gross Weight (mt) |
Adjusted Quota |
Count of Fish |
Avg. Weight (lb) |
Gross Weight (mt) |
|
|
General |
4,346 |
415.8 |
819.7 |
827.0 |
4,588 |
380.4 |
791.6 |
|
Handline |
99 |
386.2 |
17.3 |
|
0 |
- |
- |
|
Harpoon |
44 |
339.6 |
6.8 |
|
125 |
279.8 |
15.9 |
|
Rod and Reel |
4,203 |
417.3 |
795.6 |
|
4,463 |
383.2 |
775.8 |
|
Harpoon |
547 | 317.0 | 78.8 |
76.0 |
737 | 306.2 | 102.4 |
|
Longline (incl NED) |
245 |
430.0 |
47.9 |
188.6 |
440 |
428.0 |
85.3 |
|
Trap |
2 |
589.4 |
0.5 |
1.2 |
1 |
591.3 |
0.3 |
|
Purse Seine |
|
|
55.0 |
|
|||
|
Reserve |
|
20.0 |
|
||||
|
Total (landings only) |
5,141 |
406.0 |
946.8 |
1,167.8 |
5,766 |
374.6 |
979.6 |
Quota Category |
Current Year 2020 |
Previous Year 2019 |
|||||
Count of Fish |
Avg. Weight (lb) |
Gross Weight (mt) |
Adjusted Quota |
Count of Fish |
Avg. Weight (lb) |
Gross Weight (mt) |
|
|
General |
4,240 |
413.5 |
795.3 |
827.0 |
4,588 |
380.4 |
791.6 |
|
Handline |
91 |
378.0 |
15.6 |
|
0 |
- |
- |
|
Harpoon |
44 |
339.6 |
6.8 |
|
125 |
279.8 |
15.9 |
|
Rod and Reel |
4,105 |
415.1 |
772.9 |
|
4,463 |
383.2 |
775.8 |
|
Harpoon |
547 | 317.0 | 78.8 |
76 |
737 | 306.2 | 102.4 |
|
Longline (incl NED) |
242 |
426.2 |
46.9 |
188.6 |
432 |
426.8 |
83.5 |
|
Trap |
2 |
589.4 |
0.5 |
1.2 |
1 |
591.3 |
0.3 |
|
Purse Seine |
|
|
55.0 |
|
|||
|
Reserve |
|
20.0 |
|
||||
|
Total (landings only) |
5,301 |
403.7 |
921.4 |
1,167.8 |
4,725 |
374.4 |
977.8 |
Quota Category |
Current Year 2020 |
Previous Year 2019 |
|||||
Count of Fish |
Avg. Weight (lb) |
Gross Weight (mt) |
Base Quota |
Count of Fish |
Avg. Weight (lb) |
Gross Weight (mt) |
|
|
General |
3,723 |
408.7 |
690.1 |
718.3 |
3,577 |
377.8 |
612.8 |
|
Handline |
83 |
378.1 |
14.2 |
|
0 |
- |
- |
|
Harpoon |
44 |
339.6 |
6.8 |
|
125 |
279.8 |
15.9 |
|
Rod and Reel |
3,596 |
410.2 |
669.1 |
|
3,452 |
381.3 |
596.9 |
|
Harpoon |
547 | 317.0 | 78.8 |
76 |
737 | 306.2 | 102.4 |
|
Longline (incl NED) |
239 |
425.1 |
46.2 |
188.6 |
410 |
417.3 |
77.5 |
|
Trap |
2 |
589.4 |
0.5 |
1.2 |
1 |
591.3 |
0.3 |
|
Purse Seine |
|
|
55.0 |
|
|||
|
Reserve |
|
1.4 |
|
||||
|
Total (landings only) |
4,511 |
398.5 |
815.6 |
1040.5 |
4,725 |
370.1 |
792.9 |
Quota Category |
Current Year 2020 |
Previous Year 2019 |
|||||
Count of Fish |
Avg. Weight (lb) |
Gross Weight (mt) |
Base Quota |
Count of Fish |
Avg. Weight (lb) |
Gross Weight (mt) |
|
|
General |
2,459 |
396.9 |
442.6 |
606.7 |
2,262 |
376.7 |
386.4 |
|
Handline |
70 |
359.9 |
11.4 |
|
0 |
- |
- |
|
Harpoon |
43 |
337.7 |
6.6 |
|
124 |
279.9 |
15.8 |
|
Rod and Reel |
2,346 |
399.0 |
424.7 |
|
2,138 |
382.4 |
370.7 |
|
Harpoon |
547 | 317.0 | 78.8 |
76 |
737 | 306.2 | 102.4 |
|
Longline (incl NED) |
239 |
425.1 |
46.2 |
188.6 |
396 |
413.5 |
74.2 |
|
Trap |
2 |
589.4 |
0.5 |
1.2 |
1 |
591.3 |
0.3 |
|
Purse Seine |
|
|
55.0 |
|
|||
|
Reserve |
|
113.0 |
|
||||
|
Total (landings only) |
3,247 |
385.6 |
568.1 |
1040.5 |
3,396 |
365.8 |
563.2 |
Quota Category |
Current Year 2020 |
Previous Year 2019 |
|||||
Count of Fish |
Avg. Weight (lb) |
Gross Weight (mt) |
Base Quota |
Count of Fish |
Avg. Weight (lb) |
Gross Weight (mt) |
|
|
General |
1,069 |
428.7 |
208.0 |
606.7 |
1,776 |
376.7 |
303.3 |
|
Handline |
38 |
360.5 |
6.2 |
|
0 |
- |
- |
|
Harpoon |
38 |
343.6 |
5.9 |
|
119 |
277.8 |
15.0 |
|
Rod and Reel |
993 |
434.3 |
196.0 |
|
1,657 |
383.8 |
288.4 |
|
Harpoon |
503 | 318.6 | 72.8 |
76 |
560 | 296.7 | 75.3 |
|
Longline (incl NED) |
214 |
463.5 |
45.0 |
188.6 |
388 |
416.0 |
73.1 |
|
Trap |
2 |
589.4 |
0.5 |
1.2 |
1 |
591.3 |
0.3 |
|
Purse Seine |
|
|
55.0 |
|
|||
|
Reserve |
|
113.0 |
|
||||
|
Total (landings only) |
1,788 |
402.0 |
326.4 |
1040.5 |
2,725 |
365.9 |
452.0 |
Quota Category |
Current Year 2020 |
Previous Year 2019 |
|||||
Count of Fish |
Avg. Weight (lb) |
Gross Weight (mt) |
Base Quota |
Count of Fish |
Avg. Weight (lb) |
Gross Weight (mt) |
|
|
General |
612 |
481.3 |
133.6 |
606.7 |
741 |
406.2 |
136.5 |
|
Handline |
10 |
292.0 |
1.3 |
|
0 |
- |
- |
|
Harpoon |
16 |
373.0 |
2.7 |
|
43 |
310.0 |
6.1 |
|
Rod and Reel |
586 |
487.5 |
129.7 |
|
698 |
412.1 |
130.5 |
|
Harpoon |
153 | 360.6 | 25.1 |
46.0 |
116 | 322.6 | 16.9 |
|
Longline (incl NED) |
174 |
453.6 |
35.8 |
188.6 |
269 |
441.0 |
53.7 |
|
Trap |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
1.2 |
- |
- |
- |
|
Purse Seine |
|
|
55.0 |
|
|||
|
Reserve |
|
143.0 |
|
||||
|
Total (landings only) |
939 |
456.5 |
194.7 |
1040.5 |
1,126 |
405.9 |
207.2 |
Quota Category |
Current Year 2020 |
Previous Year 2019 |
|||||
Count of Fish |
Avg. Weight (lb) |
Gross Weight (mt) |
Base Quota |
Count of Fish |
Avg. Weight (lb) |
Gross Weight (mt) |
|
|
General |
544 |
502.2 |
123.9 |
606.7 |
564 |
425.6 |
108.9 |
|
Handline |
1 |
237.5 |
0.1 |
|
- |
- |
- |
|
Harpoon |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
|
- |
- |
- |
|
Rod and Reel |
543 |
502.7 |
123.8 |
|
564 |
425.6 |
108.9 |
|
Harpoon |
46.0 |
||||||
|
Longline (incl NED) |
137 |
471.7 |
29.3 |
188.6 |
201 |
453.4 |
41.3 |
|
Trap |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
1.2 |
- |
- |
- |
|
Purse Seine |
|
|
55.0 |
|
|||
|
Reserve |
|
143.0 |
|
||||
|
Total (landings only) |
681 |
496.0 |
153.2 |
1040.5 |
765 |
432.9 |
150.2 |
|
Quota Category |
Current Year 2020 |
Previous Year 2019 |
|||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Count of Fish |
Avg. Weight (lb) |
Gross Weight (mt) |
Adjusted Quota |
Count of Fish |
Avg. Weight (lb) |
Gross Weight (mt) |
|
|
General |
544 |
502.2 |
124.1 |
606.7 |
564 |
425.6 |
108.9 |
|
Handline |
1 |
237.5 |
0.1 |
|
20 |
438.7 |
4.0 |
|
Harpoon |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
|
- |
- |
- |
|
Rod and reel |
543 |
502.7 |
123.9 |
|
544 |
425.1 |
104.9 |
|
Harpoon |
46.0 |
||||||
|
Longline (incl NED) |
127 |
478.5 |
27.6 |
188.6 |
138 |
451.0 |
28.2 |
|
Trap |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
1.2 |
- |
- |
- |
|
Purse seine |
|
|
55.0 |
|
|||
|
Reserve |
|
143.0 |
|
||||
|
Total (landings only) |
671 |
497.7 |
151.6 |
1040.5 |
702 |
430.6 |
137.1 |
|
Quota Category |
Current Year 2020 |
Previous Year 2019 |
|||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Count of Fish |
Avg. Weight (lb) |
Gross Weight (mt) |
Adjusted Quota |
Count of Fish |
Avg. Weight (lb) |
Gross Weight (mt) |
|
|
General |
544 |
502.2 |
124.1 |
606.7 |
564 |
425.6 |
108.9 |
|
Handline |
1 |
237.5 |
0.1 |
|
20 |
438.7 |
4.0 |
|
Harpoon |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
|
- |
- |
- |
|
Rod and reel |
543 |
502.7 |
123.9 |
|
544 |
425.1 |
104.9 |
|
Harpoon |
46.0 |
||||||
|
Longline (incl NED) |
106 |
490.5 |
23.6 |
188.6 |
105 |
469.5 |
22.3 |
|
Trap |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
1.2 |
- |
- |
- |
|
Purse seine |
|
|
55.0 |
|
|||
|
Reserve |
|
143.0 |
|
||||
|
Total (landings only) |
650 |
500.3 |
147.6 |
1040.5 |
669 |
432.5 |
131.2 |
| Current Year—2020 | Previous Year—2019 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Quota Category |
Count of Fish |
Avg. Weight (lb) |
Gross Weight (mt) |
Base Quota |
2019 Count of Fish |
2019 Avg. Weight (lb) |
2019 Gross Weight (mt) |
|
General |
544 |
502.2 |
123.9 |
606.7 |
564 |
425.6 |
108.9 |
|
Handline |
1 |
237.5 |
0.1 |
|
20 |
438.7 |
4.0 |
|
Harpoon |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
|
- |
- |
- |
|
Rod and reel |
543 |
502.7 |
123.8 |
|
544 |
425.1 |
104.9 |
|
Harpoon |
46.0 |
||||||
|
Longline (incl NED) |
74 |
464.4 |
15.6 |
188.6 |
65 |
493.9 |
14.6 |
|
Trap |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
1.2 |
- |
- |
- |
|
Purse seine |
|
|
55.0 |
|
|||
|
Reserve |
|
143.0 |
|
||||
|
Total (landings only) |
618 |
497.7 |
139.5 |
1040.5 |
629 |
432.6 |
123.4 |
| Current Year—2020 | Previous Year—2019 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Quota Category |
Count of Fish |
Avg. Weight (lb) |
Gross Weight (mt) |
Base Quota |
2019 Count of Fish |
2019 Avg. Weight (lb) |
2019 Gross Weight (mt) |
|
General |
108 |
453.1 |
22.2 |
555.7 |
97 |
456.7 |
20.1 |
|
Handline |
1 |
237.5 |
0.1 |
|
3 |
511.7 |
0.7 |
|
Harpoon |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
|
- |
- |
- |
|
Rod and reel |
107 |
455.2 |
22.1 |
|
94 |
454.9 |
19.4 |
|
Harpoon |
46.0 |
||||||
|
Longline (incl NED) |
23 |
445.1 |
4.7 |
188.6 |
31 |
523.4 |
7.4 |
|
Trap |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
1.2 |
- |
- |
- |
|
Purse seine |
|
|
219.5 |
|
|||
|
Reserve |
|
29.5 |
|
||||
|
Total (landings only) |
131 |
451.8 |
26.9 |
1040.5 |
128 |
472.8 |
27.5 |
| Effective Date | Added (mt) | To | Subtracted (mt) | From | Publication Date | FR Citation | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/01/2020 | 19.5 | General January time period | 19.5 | General December time period | 01/02/2020 | 85 FR 17 | Inseason transfer |
| 02/05/2020 | 164.5 | Reserve | 164.5 | Purse Seine | 02/06/2020 | 85 FR 6828 | Annual adjustment |
| 02/05/2020 | 51.0 | General | 51.0 | Reserve | 02/06/2020 | 85 FR 6828 | Inseason transfer |
| 07/13/2020 | 30.0 | Harpoon | 30.0 | Reserve | 07/16/2020 | 85 FR 43148 | Inseason transfer |
| 09/17/2020 | 111.6 | General | 111.6 | Reserve | 09/22/2020 | 85 FR 59445 | Inseason transfer |
| 10/01/2020 | 127.3 | Reserve | N/A | N/A | 10/01/2020 | 85 FR 61972 | 2019 Underharvest Carryover |
| 10/09/2020 | 40.0 | General | 40.0 | Reserve | 10/13/2020 | 85 FR 64411 | Inseason transfer |
| 10/26/2020 | 68.7 | General | 68.7 | Reserve | 10/30/2020 | 85 FR 68798 | Inseason transfer |
| 12/01/2020 | 19.5 | General | 19.5 | Reserve | 11/27/2020 | 85 FR 75918 | Inseason transfer |
Study Fleet scientist Calvin Alexander holding a monkfish.
An oceanic whitetip shark swims near the surface of the water. Photo courtesy of John Carlson.
Dense beds of small Atlantic sea scallops photographed on the ocean floor in the Mid-Atlantic in 2015. Credit: NOAA Fisheries.
Blacktip sharks. Credit: iStock.